The U.S. Department of Labor is committed to improving the well-being of underserved, marginalized and excluded communities.
We recognize that by doing so we improve working conditions and economic opportunities for all workers. This page describes the department’s commitment to fulfilling that goal, meeting the historic vision shared by President Biden in Executive Order 13985 on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities.
Read our Equity Action Plan
The department's updated Equity Action Plan, released in February 2024, builds on the first-ever 2022 Equity Action Plan. The updated plan summarizes the early actions we have taken to support marginalized, underrepresented, vulnerable and underserved communities, and the steps we're continuing to take to advance equity across the department.
Explore the Equity Action Plan ➔
Explore Equity Action Plan Summary ➔
- Message from the Secretary
- Advancing Equity Through the Department's Mission
- Executive Summary
- Equity Progress Update and Accomplishments - 2022 Equity Action Plan Update
- Equity in Environmental Justice: Justice40
- Additional Efforts to Advance Equity
- Embedding Equity in Key Legislation
- 2023 Equity Action Plan Strategies
Our approach to equity
Learn how we’re using grants to promote gender and racial equity in the workforce. >>
Share your feedback
We want to hear from you about your reactions to our Equity Action Plan and how well it meets our goals of better supporting marginalized, vulnerable and underserved communities. We'll also be announcing more opportunities to share input on the plan in the coming months.
Additional resources
Worker Organizing Resource and Knowledge (WORK) Center
A one-stop shop for information and resources on unions and collective bargaining for workers, unions and policymakers to support worker organizing and successful labor-management collaboration.
Partnering to build an equitable workforce
To deliver the equity impacts outlined in President Biden’s executive order on advancing racial equity and support for underserved communities, we must build and strengthen partnerships.
Tools for Building an Equitable Infrastructure Workforce
Learn how we're working to ensure equity and inclusion in good jobs, while meeting the demand for workers on a wide range of infrastructure projects.
High Road to the Middle Class
Read about high road training programs that prepare America's infrastructure, clean energy and manufacturing workforce for good jobs.
